tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2988438100560822642..comments2024-03-29T01:09:48.567-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Birdbath Neighborhood Green Bakery closes on First AvenueUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-81935280760131970152013-06-06T14:53:23.165-04:002013-06-06T14:53:23.165-04:00does anyone know what happened to the people who u...does anyone know what happened to the people who used to work at the bakery? i've asked their management at city bakery, and the new pop-up birdbath on 18th st at the children's bookstore, but nobody can provide me an answer. the tattooed, glasses-wearing guy, travis, who worked night shifts as of recent years, used to give me extra cookie when i visit after 8pm. i bought cookies from him for more than 6 years, since january 2007.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-49654492897512817122013-04-09T22:43:19.179-04:002013-04-09T22:43:19.179-04:00I heard that it wasn't that they were losing b...I heard that it wasn't that they were losing business to Starbucks. Quite the opposite. They needed a bigger space for baking.elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646964982471886355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-36473227530534395092013-04-02T16:08:20.576-04:002013-04-02T16:08:20.576-04:00idiots give a discount for riding bicycles, (green...idiots give a discount for riding bicycles, (green?) but no discount for people who just walk (not green apparently). no thanks - buh-byeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-74828555691093871062013-04-01T17:15:19.433-04:002013-04-01T17:15:19.433-04:00This sucks for the neighborhood, but I'm not s...This sucks for the neighborhood, but I'm not so sure the owners cared so much about keeping this location going. If the owners wanted that location to survive Starbucks' invasion a couple of doors down, they really should have invested in a sign -- if your new competitor is going to bring more coffee-and-pastry seeking foot traffic to your block, you might as well try to siphon off some of that business, right?<br /><br />I'll miss their vegan offerings, though their vegan chocolate chip cookies just never tasted quite right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-64886203466276936532013-03-31T22:02:12.493-04:002013-03-31T22:02:12.493-04:00I don't remember that bakery (probably a lot I...I don't remember that bakery (probably a lot I don't remember from that time) but I do remember getting bread passed to me through the scissor-gated doorway of the bread bakery that used to be... hmmm... was it just next to Prana? or next to where Tile Bar is? Somewhere.<br />Wee hours of the morning; early 1980s. Nice (sigh)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79966534042782180532013-03-31T19:56:23.944-04:002013-03-31T19:56:23.944-04:00Gojira...I remember that place they'd give me ...Gojira...I remember that place they'd give me free rolls at dawn!<br />This green bakery that replaced it had salty croissants.vzabuserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11547457692788084346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-17226013698584050472013-03-31T18:27:13.894-04:002013-03-31T18:27:13.894-04:00The other store on 9th and 4th prob does better bu...The other store on 9th and 4th prob does better business - it has a better location. I'm not surprised if they move this one to brooklyn where there are less starbucks & more sales & they'll have more space for baking.<br /><br />I am addicted to their pretzel croissants and the scones are ridiculously good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-23681368234652785962013-03-31T16:10:09.692-04:002013-03-31T16:10:09.692-04:00Karma for who? For us residents? Only people respo...Karma for who? For us residents? Only people responsible for demise of the Italian bakery are the neighborhood residents and the building landlord.<br />Or maybe (by your logic) the Italian bakery was suffering karma for replacing the business that was at that location before them (?)<br />Birdbath is doing fine and growing. They gave up a location that they don't need (additional location couple blocks away)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44371161013458555592013-03-31T14:40:24.262-04:002013-03-31T14:40:24.262-04:00They replaced a great old Italian bakery that made...They replaced a great old Italian bakery that made lovely semolina bread and crunchy white Italian bread and salt-free Tuscan bread with their friggin' cookies. Karma. Gojiranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57090694780559944422013-03-31T14:18:58.791-04:002013-03-31T14:18:58.791-04:00Bummer - I owe a few pounds of my current self to ...Bummer - I owe a few pounds of my current self to this place. Their products were delish, and their bicycle riders' discount was exemplary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-8144510221527509582013-03-31T13:22:17.097-04:002013-03-31T13:22:17.097-04:00Their oldest location (originated as a "testb...Their oldest location (originated as a "testbed" project) Other branches are much more popular, and the rent is probably cheaper (yes, I mean SoHo and W. Village) EV is for Starbucks and other franchises. It's just the prevailing taste and mentality here.<br />BB makes a great blueberry corn muffin, and their cookies are great.But they eventually their prices did get too expensive for me.<br />E.V. Market has voted. More Starbucks please!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-31525843665107232612013-03-31T12:56:26.328-04:002013-03-31T12:56:26.328-04:00I will miss it too. I must say though, I started g...I will miss it too. I must say though, I started going to the other one much more, right on the way back from subway....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41791524945909140132013-03-31T12:33:25.489-04:002013-03-31T12:33:25.489-04:00We need to bring back manufacturing. This was the...We need to bring back manufacturing. This was their main facility. I hope another bakery will take it over. Breads, pastries, food products that can be manufactured here will help us because they take up so muck space. I love all of our bakeries. They ship products all over the world. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-59233145753226956142013-03-31T12:18:11.854-04:002013-03-31T12:18:11.854-04:00Overpriced and sanctimoniously green to the point ...Overpriced and sanctimoniously green to the point of pretension. And the cookies weren't good. The marketplace voted. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-58730564708391060532013-03-31T11:44:49.204-04:002013-03-31T11:44:49.204-04:00Loved that fact that they actually baked their goo...Loved that fact that they actually baked their goods there. Too little of that in the neighborhood. Will sorely miss it.William Klayernoreply@blogger.com